This month we had guest speaker Amy Snell, The Devious Knitter. Amy taught us new ways to purl to improve our knitting. She taught us Combination/Eastern Purling, Norwegian Purling, and Portuguese Purling. She even encouraged us to try backward knitting to see if it improved the look of our knitwear. Amy truly is Purl Wise….
Category: Monthly Round-up
Highlights from October Meeting
We had a fantastic guest speaker this month at our October meeting. Barry Klein, owner of Trendsetter Yarns, shared a little on the history of yarn. He showed whats going on now, and what’s coming in the future. He showed us wonderful knitted samples from his shop made with yarn he sells. He also showed…
Highlights from September Meeting
Our September meeting was on Zoom. We hosted guest speakers Lisa and Diane from Hands On Knitting Center (HOKC). They showed us how art and nature can inspire our knitting. They also introduced us to the project we will be working on during our upcoming field trip to HOKC. At our meeting we also talked…
Highlights from August Guild Meeting
We had a fun and well attended August meeting with guest speaker Kait Hilliard. Kait is a guild member and owner of Coachella Valley Yarn LLC, in La Quinta California. Kait told us all about this year’s H+H Americas trade show in Chicago, IL. We loved seeing the 2025 yarn and fiber trends. Kait’s, presentation…
March
Rock The Sock Luncheon We had a fantastic KGD Luncheon at the Classic Club in Palm Desert. We had a great Stash Sale and Fashion Show. Many, many attendees won raffle prizes and door prizes donated by some of our wonderful members and sponsors. Congratulations to member Joan Cohee who won our Grand Prize. Congratulations…
February
We had a very well attended February meeting! Our guest speaker, Amy Snell, showed us several techniques for improving the fit of our hand knitted socks. She also provided us a helpful handout which was delivered to our members via email. To learn more about Amy, visit her website, devious knitter.com. Ann Dunn was the…
January
We had a very well attended January meeting with Guest Speaker Catherine Petitti. Catherine told us about herself and how her business, Red Barn Yarn, came to be. Catherine brought samples of her beautiful hand painted yarns for purchase. We celebrated birthdays and talked about our March 3 2025 Luncheon and Fashion Show at the…
December
Our December meeting was fun and full of surprises! Kait Hilliard of Coachella Valley Yarn gave a wonderful trunk show featuring Ambah Obrien patterns made with Koigu Yarn. Kait has kits available while supplies last. See the slide show below for more information. Sue Dunning won the Block of the Month (BOM) Prize. Thank you,…
November
Our November Meeting was all about Charity Knitting. Thank you to Dede Sitko and Rose Budek for presenting our meeting. They also encouraged members to knit charity items. Find inspiration for charity items on our Charity Knitting Page. Click Here!
July
Our member meeting was held virtually this month and thanks to our members, we had quite a few fantastic show and share items. Our members are really Rocking the Socks! Be sure to check out the meeting slides below to see some great knitting. Patti Reyes, was our July Sunshine award recipient. Thank you, Patti,…
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